Cream Cheese Cupcakes
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Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
1 hr 15 min.
Preparation
Ingredients
for
12
- Ingredients
- ⅔ cup self-rising flour (sifted)
- ½ cup superfine caster sugar
- ½ cup butter (softened)
- 2 large eggs
- 2 Tbsps cream cheese
- To decorate
- 1 cup cream cheese
- ½ cup butter (softened)
- 2 ¼ cups powdered sugar
- red sugar sprinkles
- blue icing star
Preparation steps
1.
Preheat the oven to 190°C (170 fan) | 375°F | gas 5 and line a 12-hole cupcake tin with paper cases.
2.
Combine the flour, sugar, butter, eggs and cream cheese in a bowl and whisk together for 2 minutes or until smooth.
3.
Divide the mixture between the paper cases, then transfer the tin to the oven and bake for 15 – 20 minutes. Test with a wooden toothpick, if it comes out clean, the cakes are done. Transfer the cakes to a wire rack and leave to cool completely.
4.
To make the icing, beat the cream cheese and butter together with a wooden spoon until light and fluffy then beat in the icing sugar a quarter at a time. Use a whisk to whip the mixture for 2 minutes or until smooth and light.
5.
Spoon the icing onto the cakes and swirl with the back of the spoon. Top with sugar sprinkles and icing stars.
